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Politics & elections, 1924

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New Development May Hold Up the Harbor Bridge Validity of Tariff Board's Reduction of Duty on Bridge Material is Questioned---Parliament May Have Last Say---Minister For Customs Will Take Legal Opinion

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 1

What may prove to be an important development with regard to the bridge, position was discussed yesterday. This was the question of the validity of the Tariff-Board's decision with regard to the reduction of duty on some bridge material…

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Honest Men Some in Parliament

The Sun · Sunday 24 February 1924 · page 5

"I found as many honest men in Parliament as I found outside it," declared Mr. George Cann at Canterbury yesterday…

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City Tatt's Club's Record Year Election of Officers for 1924

Truth · Sunday 24 February 1924 · page 5

Close on thirty years ago, on June 30, 1895.—to be exact—a meeting was held at Her Majesty's Hotel, Mr. E. Lumley in the chair…

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Presidential Candidates

The Sun · Sunday 24 February 1924 · page 1

Wall-street brokers are betting even money on the chances of Mr. McAdoo, former Cabinet official, and of Governor "Al" Smith, of New York…

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Labor Wins Brisbane Water Board Election BRISBANE

The Sun · Sunday 24 February 1924 · page 2

Labor practically swept the polls at the Water and Sewerage Board elections to-day, winning three out of four of the vacant seats. The parties on…

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Prohibition. Alliance Campaign Mr. Hammond's Address. "A Dry Parliament."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 8

In a speech delivered on Saturday afternoon at the annual picnic of the Now South Wales Alliance, held at the Killarney grounds, the Rev. R. B. S. Hammond officially opened a…

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Prohibitionists to Attack "Dry" Parliament Wanted Mr. Hammond's Policy Speech

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 5

The "policy" of the New South Wales Alliance on the prohibition issue was enunciated by the president. Rev. R. B. S. Hammond, on Saturday…

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The Byron Seat Probable Candidates Byron Bay

Evening News · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 6

The announcement by Mr. Perdriau, M.L.A., that he will not be a candidate for Byron at the next State election has brought forth the usual crop…

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P0incare Now Safe Till the Elections Gets Through Motion of Confidence by Narrow Majority--France Recovering--Chamber of Deputies' Fiscal Vote

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 1

PARIS, Feb. 23.--Taken in conjunction with his victory in the senate on Thursday by the narrow majority of 16, the passing of M. polneare's…

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Labor Wins Three Out of Four Seats Election for Brisbane Water Board--Day Labor Against Contract--Defective Contract Jobs

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 6

BRISBANE. Sunday.--The Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board elections took place on Saturday…

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Fed. Public Service Divisional Elections

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 6

Nomination in regard to the election of divisional representatives of the third and fourth divisions of the Commonwealth Public Service for the…

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State Elections. Nationalist Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 8

The Nationalist organisation in the Western Suburbs electorate is making arrangements for an early meeting of the electoral conference for the purpose of choosing candidates…

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French Elections. M. Briand's Prophecy. London, Feb. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 9

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that M. Brland, a former Prime Minister, speaking at a Radical-Socialist banquet at Carcassonne, prophesied certain victory for the Left parties…

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"Sportsman's" Special Discusses the Newmarket and Cup Newmarket Looks Open Claro Under a Cloud and Whittier Slightly Lame Latest News About Flemington Candidates

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 1

ALTHOUGH final acceptances for the Newmarket and Australian Cup do not fall due till this afternoon, it is fairly certain that the field for the sprint up the straight six will be well up to the average in point of numbers, while the Cup runners…

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French Forbid Bavarian Elections

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 5

BERLIN, Feb. 24. -- A message from Munich states that the French occupation authorities have forbidden the holding of elections in the Pala[?]nale…

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National Party Choosing Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 3

The National organisation in the Western Suburbs Electorate is pushing on with the arrangements for an early meeting of the electoral conference for…

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British By-elections Churchill to Stand LONDON, February 25

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 7

Mr. Winston Churchill is expected to stand for the Abbey Division of Westminster, as an independent Anti-Socialist…

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City Elections Deputation to Mr. Oakes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 6

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Oakes, will receive, to-morrow, a deputation in support of proportional representation for city elections…

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At the Opening of the British Parliament

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 9

IN the House of Lords Earl Beallehatap a Freetrader drew attention to the high dulies loved on British goods under prefercutial tariff's when they entered the dominions and India. Lord Ar[?] (Under-Secretary…

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£46,000 DEARER Canberra Parliament House MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 3

The provisional Parliament House which the Government proposes to erect at Canberra is now estimated to cost about £220,000. This…

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